What is the quantum of damages for a plaintiff in a personal injury action?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from A.T.-B. v. Mah, 2013 ABQB 241 (CanLII):
The defendant acknowledges that since Lindal v. Lindal, 1981 CanLII 35 (SCC), [1981] 2 S.C.R. 629, 129 D.L.R. (3d) 263, non-pecuniary damages are to be assessed as at the date of trial in trial-date dollars.
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